*** Wednesday, November 02, 2005 ***
- My First Trip to OSU -
Yesterday I went to OSU for the first time to attend orientation. Overall it went pretty well, although it was raining all day and was pretty miserable. As far as what I think of the school and how I'll feel about going there, there were some good things and bad things.
Good: I like the campus, even though it is very large. I guess I'll just have to get used to riding buses.
I'll only have to take 3 classes at a time, at least starting out. I'm sure I may end up with more eventually.
Bad: This one should have been pretty obvious to me, but for some reason I didn't even think about it. When you're going to a school and actually working towards a major, you have to take a lot of classes you don't really want to. So far in college, I've basically just been screwing around taking whatever I wanted to, because I never really had a major I was working towards. But now I have to take a bunch of dumb classes to fill all the GEC requirements, and because of my lack of math skills, I won't even get to start taking any biology classes until next year, or possible next summer. But that's Ok, I should be able to get a lot of the crap out of the way by then, and then I can work on all my major requirements.
I also stopped by an apartment that I had found online to see what it was like, and it was pretty nice. It's about a 10-15 minute drive from campus though, and I can't get a parking pass for on campus anyway. So I would have to park on west campus and take a shuttle bus onto main campus. I guess anywhere I live, as long as it's too far to walk, I'll have to take a bus. It just depends on whether it will be a shuttle from west campus, or COTA from wherever I live. Maybe I'll look into some places closer to campus that are on the busline. That brings up the main problem though. I've become a suburban snob these days, and I don't really want to live in a crappy apartment in the city. But I want to live close to where everything is going on, so I don't feel too separated from everything. Hmmmm.... what to do..... I suppose with cheaper rent in the city, it may just be better to live in a not-quite-as-nice place and just put up with the traffic and lack of scenery. Unless I can find a nice compromise.
I'm having trouble deciding on a language to take. Right now I'm signed up for Latin, which I figured would be a help since I'm a science major, and most scientific terms have Latin roots and all that, plus scientific names are in Latin. But it's not really a useful language as far as speaking it is concerned. I could stick with Spanish, which would be helpful if I ever visit a Spanish-speaking country, or quit school and get a job washing dishes in a restaurant or in construction. I wouldn't mind doing research down in South America someday, but I doubt I will ever get that far anyway. So I'm not sure what I should take........
Ok well that's enough for now, I suppose I'll go read or do something else boring for the rest of my break. I think I'm going computer shopping with my dad tonight. That should be fun. It would be nice to be able to sit in my bed and play on the computer. Especially with a couple papers I have to start typing pretty soon. Word........ i posted this at 11:34 AM ---
Good: I like the campus, even though it is very large. I guess I'll just have to get used to riding buses.
I'll only have to take 3 classes at a time, at least starting out. I'm sure I may end up with more eventually.
Bad: This one should have been pretty obvious to me, but for some reason I didn't even think about it. When you're going to a school and actually working towards a major, you have to take a lot of classes you don't really want to. So far in college, I've basically just been screwing around taking whatever I wanted to, because I never really had a major I was working towards. But now I have to take a bunch of dumb classes to fill all the GEC requirements, and because of my lack of math skills, I won't even get to start taking any biology classes until next year, or possible next summer. But that's Ok, I should be able to get a lot of the crap out of the way by then, and then I can work on all my major requirements.
I also stopped by an apartment that I had found online to see what it was like, and it was pretty nice. It's about a 10-15 minute drive from campus though, and I can't get a parking pass for on campus anyway. So I would have to park on west campus and take a shuttle bus onto main campus. I guess anywhere I live, as long as it's too far to walk, I'll have to take a bus. It just depends on whether it will be a shuttle from west campus, or COTA from wherever I live. Maybe I'll look into some places closer to campus that are on the busline. That brings up the main problem though. I've become a suburban snob these days, and I don't really want to live in a crappy apartment in the city. But I want to live close to where everything is going on, so I don't feel too separated from everything. Hmmmm.... what to do..... I suppose with cheaper rent in the city, it may just be better to live in a not-quite-as-nice place and just put up with the traffic and lack of scenery. Unless I can find a nice compromise.
I'm having trouble deciding on a language to take. Right now I'm signed up for Latin, which I figured would be a help since I'm a science major, and most scientific terms have Latin roots and all that, plus scientific names are in Latin. But it's not really a useful language as far as speaking it is concerned. I could stick with Spanish, which would be helpful if I ever visit a Spanish-speaking country, or quit school and get a job washing dishes in a restaurant or in construction. I wouldn't mind doing research down in South America someday, but I doubt I will ever get that far anyway. So I'm not sure what I should take........
Ok well that's enough for now, I suppose I'll go read or do something else boring for the rest of my break. I think I'm going computer shopping with my dad tonight. That should be fun. It would be nice to be able to sit in my bed and play on the computer. Especially with a couple papers I have to start typing pretty soon. Word........ i posted this at 11:34 AM ---
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Yeah, school is for sux... definately...
goin to get a new 'puter, eh?
does that you'll be online more often?
let me know if you get one...
goin to get a new 'puter, eh?
does that you'll be online more often?
let me know if you get one...
well i'm on it right now..... he he he, but won't have internet access downstairs, so no, i won't really be on any more often than i was
should get an internet card and access it that way...
from hom you can... then from school you can as well...
At least I should hope OSU has wireless access... maybe something to look in to...
from hom you can... then from school you can as well...
At least I should hope OSU has wireless access... maybe something to look in to...
it has a wireless card... but we don't have a wireless thing for our cable, you have to buy some crap for that, and no point if I'm leaving for school in a month. but yes, OSU pretty much has wireless over the whole campus. even outside, you can sit outside in the courtyard thing (called the oval) and use your computer. pretty neat.
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